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deceit; the}’ deceive oiirsolves as well as others; wo say to 
ourselves “ peace, and there is no peace.” We are on the 
road to ruin. 
Did George tiriffiths suspect, when he undertook to lead 
his reeling companion safely home, that he was himself to 
die in a state of intoxication within an hour? Had any 
one whispered such a thing to him, he would have said, with 
Hazael, “Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this?” 
He would have turned away in anger and unbelief. But he 
was “ standing in the way of sinners he was in the com¬ 
pany of ungodly men ; he had no friend hy his side to lead 
him safely on. Satan was at his right hand. The bottom¬ 
less-pit was open before his feet! Bast finding out are the 
ways of a wise and righteous God ! The open sinner still 
lives, to fill up the measure of wrath, or to “turn from his 
wickedness and livewhile the quiet sinner was cut off and 
struck down in a moment; a loud and solemn lesson to all 
who are leading quiet lives, hut have, in their hearts, 
departed from the Lord. 
A season of great and gloiious rejoicing is at hand. It 
is a time set apart for spiritual thankfulness and praise ; 
but it is made a time of feasting and vanity, of revelling 
and drunicenness, of idle and worldly memment. Let tlie i 
young he warned to flee from the e\-il to come ! I.et them | 
remember the quiet life and di-eadful death of poor George 1 
Griffiths. Let them not seek amusement in places where 
God is not acknowledged, and among persons who regard 
Him not. Let them remember, that though Jesus Christ 
died for om’ sins. He lived as our example, that we might 
walk in His steps ; and, that they who lead quiet lives, and 
say at stated times “ Lord, Lord,” are not entered into the 
kingdom of heaven. Oh, let them beware of those false 
hopes and bitter delusions ! Let them rest in nothing short 
of conversion of the heart to God, and acceptance of the 
righteousness of Christ, as our only justification. I.et 
them flee from the company and ways of sinners, as they 
would from pestilence and roaring lions, and let them keep 
the commaudmeuts of God. 
Had George Griffiths lived a holy as well as a quiet life, 
had he known Jesus Christ and Him crucified, he would 
not have dared or wished to company uith those who defied 
God’s law. Then it would have been well with him. But 
he stood in the way of sinners, and rushed with a brain on 
fire into the presence of his Maker I Let the young man 
lay this lesson to his heart; let him serve and worship God, 
and take warning by the death of poor George Griffiths ! 
There is no repentance in the grave. 
VISITS TO SOME OF THE CHIEF TOULTEY 
YARDS OF ENGLAND.—No. I. 
(Penzance.) 
{Continued from page BIO.) 
We did injustice to Mr. Blee’s poultry, at page I'tO, in not 
explaining that the weights there referred to were taken on 
the 32nd of September. The cockerel No. 1, in the table 
we published, weighed, at the beginning of November, 
nibs. Ooz. 
At Rosevale, in the immediate vicinity of the town, Mr. 
Bowman, who, with some few others, laid the foundation 
stone of the “Cornwall Poultry Society,” by exhibiting, in 
the field of the Penzance Agricultural Sliow, in 1851, certain 
pens of poultry, which, even then, attracted great attention, 
has brought together a most valuable collection. But before 
we enumerate the many beautiful specimens of which he is 
the owner, it woitld neither do him justice to pass over the 
admirable design and arrangement of his fowl-houses; nor 
would it be fair to tliose who may be anxioits to avail them¬ 
selves of the practical knowledge which he is at all times 
ready to communicate. Built of brick, slated, with floors of 
the same material, they defy the incursions of rats and mice, 
formidable foes when once they effect a lodgement in such 
places. Each division has a separate yard, with curiously 
devised little latticed passages, by which, in some cases, the 
sleeping-rooms are reached when a direct communication is 
not attainable. The roosting-places for Cochin-Chinas should 
always be low, say 20 inches; but many of these birds prefer a 
board to a perch. But let us now go carefully through his list. 
I Two Punchard liens, which, with the cock, won a prize at 
i Binningham, in 1850, first meet our view; the scales being , 
at hand, the weight of one proved nearly 81bs., heavy for 
the time of year (September), wlien the laying season ends, 
and the moulting draws so heavily on the constitution. 
Exceeded as this race now often is in point botli of colour 
and size, they will always be valuable for crossing with 
other Cochin-Chinas, where substance and short legs are 
desired. 
In an adjoining court are the elder white Cochin-Chinas, 
bred from the stock of the Dean of IVorcester; the cock 
now weighs DJlbs., and his symmetry and breadth of limb 
are so striking as induced us to ask Mr. Bowman for his 
measurements. Below will be found the weight of a son.of ; 
his, of glossy plumage, and, we think, most perfect form. 
He is here measured and weighed side by side with his 
parent. 
Cockerel Hatched 
Cock of 1851. Feb. 12th.1852. 
iDch. inch. 
Length of bill . f . f 
Length of neck. 7 . 8 
Length from neck to rump.... 1-lJ . 12 
Length of thigh . 8 . fij 
Length of sliank. 4 . Tj 
Girth over wing, before legs .. 2-t . 22.] 
Girth over wing, behind legs .. 21 . 20 
Girth of neck, lowest part .... 12 . B! 
Girth of neck, by head . 7 . 7 
Girth, the back part of thigh.. 7^ . 7 
Girth of shank. 2| . 21 
Breadth across wings. !) . 7J 
lbs. lbs. 
IVeight . i)f . 
Such weights speak for tliemselves. Mr. Bowman informs 
ns that he has already disposed of a considerable number of 
the white chickens of this year, and as several of the pullets 
were in proportion equal to their brother, no wonder the 
demand should be great. Two that were weighed before us, 
though much younger than the cock, weighed respectively 
5Jlbs. and 5)lbs. An extensive range of ground under 
some young trees, and surrounded by net, attbrds a capital 
run for liis pullets. A few evenings since Mr. Bowman was 
somewhat later than usual in shutting them up for the night, 
and the passage leading from this enclosure to their home 
being narrow, they had crowded one on another at its 
extremity, where the door was shut against them, till they 
were tier upon tier—three of the lowest were insensible, and 
one dead ; whether any fright, or mere desire of retiring to 
their nights repose caused the “black hole” catastrophe 
does not, however, appeal'. Mr. Bowman possesses a remark¬ 
ably fine, light-coloured cock of last year, which formed one 
of the pen. No. 212, at Birmingham, in 1851, purchased by 
himself and Mr. Blee, and which carried off the 2nd prize 
for chickens. His carriage is exceedingly upiight, the back 
hackles like golden spangles, drooping richly over the wing, 
also the arched neck, in our opinion, distinguishes this breed 
in a remarkable degree. 
We also saw some golden Polands—birds, if we mistake 
not, from the stock of Mr. ATvian, of Swansea, a Birmingham 
winner. The full globular tuft of the pullets, while that of 
the cockerel falls backwards on the neck, like the crest of 
an old helmet, with the clear ground colour of their bodies 
will, we think, ensure their registration as, A.I. 
Nor must we forget among all these treasures some coal 
black Cochin-China chickens, hardly old enough as yet to 
display the rich tints assumedjby these birds in a mature 
state, but indicating even at this early age so many good 
points in figure and proportion, that we doubt not, but that 
in due time they will realize most fully all that is now hoped 
of them. Tills colour, we should remind our readers, is 
infinitely more rare than either white, buff or partridge. 
Some of the birds showed a little gold on the hackle but 
several were coal black. 
Many of our I'eaders will be surprised, we imagine, when 
they are informed of the extent to which the amateur in 
poultry often extends his transactions. Mr. Bowman, who 
for four years has devoted so much time to this his favourite 
pursuit, has most kindly permitted us to mention the 
following facts, which illustrate very fully the observation I 
just made. j 
